However, in a statement released tonight by an attorney for MJ, the lawyer claims just the opposite.

The statement reads, "The letter sent to Mr. Hatley is a letter requesting Mr. Hatley preserve (meaning not destroy or allow the spoliation of) potential evidence. It is not a letter indicating that a lawsuit against him is forthcoming."

However, in the contents of the letter from MJ to Brent, the following statement was made by an attorney, "I am writing to advise you of the existence of a potential claim against you."

Campell, an attorney for Schnitt, was arrested for DUI during the
high-profile trial after drinking at Malio's with legal assistant,
Melissa Personius, who works for the law firm representing Bubba the
Love Sponge Clem.